Why the Cardinals might always remember their home win against Pitt

Thanks to Wednesday Night’s 69-56 win over Pitt, the 9th ranked Louisville Cardinals (20-4, 8-3 in ACC) are entering Saturday’s game against NC State full of renewed confidence. It’s not because Montrezl Harrell scored 28 points and 12 rebounds, like this:

It is because a Wayne Blackshear hip pointer sent the senior out of the game and forced Rick Pitino to go to several of his younger players. They came through big time.